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AP and NBA ref reach settlement in Timberwolves tweet suit

A NBA referee and the Associated Press have agreed to settle a defamation suit for $20,000.

Referee William Spooner sued the AP after reporter Jon Krawczynski sent a tweet from courtside accusing Spooner of intentionally making a bad foul call during a Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center last season.

According to the complaint, Krawczynski overheard a conversation between Spooner and Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis, who complained about a call against his team. The reporter tweeted that Spooner told Rambis that he'd "get it back."

Krawczyinski then accused Spooner of making a bad call against the Timberwolves' opponent to make up for the previous foul.